Golden Axe
Studios
Developer — Team Shinobi
Publishers — Sega, Bandai, Telenet Japan, Tronix, 16 Blitz Mastertronic, Virgin Mastertronic
Details
Platforms — Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, DOS, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Xbox One, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, WonderSwan Color, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Genres — Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade, Action, Fantasy
Modes — Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective — Third person, Side view
Engine — Sega System 16
Golden Axe ranks #2,869 overall and #52 among hack and slash/beat 'em up games — top 10% of all ranked titles. Of the 201 games released in 1989, only seven outrank it. Hovers within reach of its all-time peak of #2,857, reached 7 weeks ago.
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